03/11/2026
Sleep habits may affect more than just your energy—they may also influence your risk of glaucoma.
Research suggests that very short sleep, very long sleep, difficulty falling asleep, and daytime sleepiness may all be linked to optic nerve damage and vision loss.
Sleep isn’t “downtime” for the eyes. Changes in eye pressure, oxygen levels, and body position during sleep can impact eye health.
As an eye doctor, I recommend getting a baseline comprehensive eye exam at age 40 to detect early signs of glaucoma and other eye diseases.
Credits to these articles:
✅ https://www.aao.org/eye-health/news/study-relationship-between-glaucoma-poor-sleep
✅ https://glaucomafoundation.org/how-your-sleep-could-quietly-worsen-glaucoma/